An indirect immunofluorescence assay using a cell culture-derived antigen for detection of antibodies to the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on June 01, 1997

Authors

W L Nicholson1, J A Comer, J W Sumner, C Gingrich-Baker, R T Coughlin, L A Magnarelli, J G Olson, J E Childs

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1: Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. wan6@ciddvd1.em.cdc.gov

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